Ravelston Pippin
AppleRavelston Pippin
Origin / History
An apple from Scotland. The entry is headed Ravelston Pippin, with the spelling Revelstone Pippin also printed beneath it. The source is the 1900 edition of A.J. Downing's The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish oblate, irregularly ribbed.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Greenish yellow, with stripes of red.
Dots: Many russet dots.
Flesh and flavor: Yellow, firm, sweet, pleasant. Good.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
August.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Ravelston Pippin.
Revelstone Pippin.
An Apple from Scotland.
Fruit medium, roundish oblate, irregularly ribbed, greenish yellow, with stripes of red, and many russet dots. Stalk short. Calyx closed. Flesh yellow, firm, sweet, pleasant. Good. August.